Nikita
Elton John
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Hey Nikita is it cold In your little corner of the world You could roll around the globe And never find a warmer soul to know Oh I saw you by the wall Ten of your tin soldiers in a row With eyes that looked like ice on fire The human heart a captive in the snow Oh Nikita you will never know, anything about my home I'll never know how good it feels to hold you Nikita I need you so Oh Nikita is the other side of any given line in time Counting ten tin soldiers in a row Oh no, Nikita you'll never know Do you ever dream of me Do you ever see the letters that I write When you look up through the wire Nikita do you count the stars at night And if there comes a time Guns and gates no longer hold you in And if you're free to make a choice Just look towards the west and find a friend Oh Nikita you will never know, anything about my home I'll never know how good it feels to hold you Nikita I need you so Oh Nikita is the other side of any given line in time Counting ten tin soldiers in a row Oh no, Nikita you'll never know Oh Nikita you will never know, anything about my home I'll never know how good it feels to hold you Nikita I need you so Oh Nikita is the other side of any given line in time Counting ten tin soldiers in a row Oh no, Nikita you'll never know Nikita counting ten tin soldiers in a row Nikita counting ten tin soldiers in a row Nikita counting ten tin soldiers in a row Nikita
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Written by: BERNARD J.P. TAUPIN, BERNIE TAUPIN, ELTON JOHN
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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10 facts about this song
Artist Inception"Nikita" is a song by English singer Elton John about the Cold War from his 1985 album "Ice on Fire".
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Chart PositionThe song was a huge hit and reached No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart, as well as achieving great success worldwide, especially in South Africa where it peaked at No. 1.
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Song InspirationThe lyrics of the song were inspired by the Berlin Wall. Elton John imagined a romance between a Westerner and an East German border guard who couldn't be together because of the geopolitical divide.
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Music VideoThe music video for "Nikita", directed by Ken Russell, featured Anya Major (who starred in the Apple's Macintosh computer commercial) in a male role as the border guard, Nikita.
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Legal DisputeIn 2012, a songwriter named Guy Hobbs sued Elton John for copyright infringement, claiming that the lyrics of "Nikita" were lifted from a song he wrote in 1982 called "Natasha". The case was dismissed the following year.
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George Michael’s ContributionThe song features George Michael on the backing vocals, who at the time was still part of the music duo Wham!.
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Song MisinterpretationMany assumed that "Nikita" was about a woman, mainly because of Anya Major's portrayal of the character in the music video. However, Nikita is usually a male name in Russia.
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Physical FormatThe song was released on vinyl, cassette single and 5" CD single. Its B-side was, "The Man Who Never Died," a tribute to John Lennon who had been murdered five years earlier.
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Cover VersionsThis song was covered by several artists, including Brazilian singer Fabio Junior who released a Portuguese version entitled "Não Vou Ficar."
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Album SuccessThe album "Ice on Fire", on which "Nikita" is featured, was certified Platinum in both the UK and the U.S.
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